Past Purdue University symposium keynote speakers and themes include:

2016 – Daniel B. Wallace (World renowned New Testament expert, President of Evangelical Theological Society, and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts): “How Badly Has the Bible Been Corrupted?” Watch video

2015 – Hugh Ross (Astronomer, Best-selling author, and president of Reasons to Believe) and Fazale Rana (Biochemist and Vice President of Research and Apologetics of Reasons to Believe): “Putting Creation to the Test: A Biblical Creation Model Approach.” Watch video

2014 – John Hare (Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale): “Human Dignity, Slavery, and Sex Trafficking” *Hare will dialogue with Michael Ruse (Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University) on the issue over which worldview best accounts for and provides motivation for our commonly held moral beliefs and sentiments concerning radical social injustice: Christianity or atheism? In short, What Would Jesus Do? What Would Darwin Do? Watch video

2013 – William Lane Craig (Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology): “The Foolishness of Faith” *Craig debated Alex Rosenberg (Chair of the Philosophy Department at Duke University) on the question, Is Faith in God Reasonable? Watch video